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The Brief and Wondrous Life of
Oscar Wao is a vibrant, fast-talking,
slang-tossing, generation-spanning, name-dropping,
foot-noted ride, filled with obscure references both
high and low brow, multiple narrators, a good dose
of Spanish, and a wildly complex and convoluted
historical backdrop. And if that description made
you wince and cross this book off your list, let me
first tell you this: it's also a lot of fun. I
didn't expect to like it, didn’t even really want to
read it. But ten pages into the first chapter, I was
bitten. Absolutely enthralled, I signed on for the
rest of the ride. Unlike some other writers that
might be lumped into the same stylistic category,
Junot Diaz is inclusive, not exclusive. He wants you
to join him, wants you to jump in ...

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